Study for 'The Channel at Gravelines' 1890

Georges Seurat’s “Study for 'The Channel at Gravelines'” (1890) is a preparatory study for his larger painting of the same name, which is now in the National Gallery in London. The painting depicts a scene of the port of Gravelines in northern France, with a boat moored alongside the shore and the channel stretching into the distance. Seurat, a pioneer of pointillism, utilized the technique of applying small, distinct dots of color, often known as chromoluminarism, which can be seen clearly in the image.